2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

American college football season

2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football

Conference	Patriot League
Record	4–7 (3–3 Patriot)
Head coach	Tom Gilmore (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Scott Brisson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kashurba (1st season)
Home stadium	Goodman Stadium
Uniform

Seasons← 2018 2020 →

2019 Patriot League football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Holy Cross $^	5	–	1	7	–	5
Lafayette	4	–	2	4	–	8
Bucknell	3	–	3	3	–	8
Lehigh	3	–	3	4	–	7
Colgate	3	–	3	4	–	8
Fordham	2	–	4	4	–	8
Georgetown	1	–	5	5	–	6

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2019 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team represented Lehigh University as a member of the Patriot League during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Gilmore, the Mountain Hawks compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Patriot League. Lehigh played home games at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The Patriot League released their preseason coaches' poll on July 30, 2019 (voting was by conference head coaches and sports information directors). The Mountain Hawks were picked to finish in fifth place.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Colgate	72 (12)
2	Holy Cross	58 (2)
3	Georgetown	51
4	Fordham	39
5	Lehigh	38
6	Lafayette	21
7	Bucknell	15

Preseason All-Patriot League team

The Mountain Hawks had one player selected to the preseason All-Patriot League team.

Offense

Jorge Portorreal – WR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:30 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium, SE2	L 13–14	4,161
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	L 10–38	8,319
September 14	10:00 p.m.	at No. 5 UC Davis*	UC Davis Health Stadium Davis, CA	Pluto TV	L 13–41	9,908
September 28	12:30 p.m.	Merrimack*	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium/SE2	W 10–3	4,511
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate	Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	Stadium	W 21–14	3,853
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	W 30–27	2,766
October 26	12:30 p.m.	Georgetown	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium/SE2	W 27–24	7,031
November 2	12:30 p.m.	Holy Cross	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	Stadium	L 17–24	4,545
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	L 10–20	2,051
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart*	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	L 6–13	1,927
November 23	12:30 p.m.	Lafayette	Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA (The Rivalry)	Stadium, WFMZ	L 16–17	13,292
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	0	0	7	7	14
Mountain Hawks	10	3	0	0	13

At Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	3	7	0	10
No. 24 Wildcats	0	17	14	7	38

At UC Davis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	0	0	13	13
No. 5 Aggies	14	7	13	7	41

Merrimack

	1	2	3	4	Total
Warriors	0	3	0	0	3
Mountain Hawks	0	0	3	7	10

At Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	14	0	7	21
Raiders	7	7	0	0	14

At Fordham

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mountain Hawks	7	7	3	7	6	30
Rams	0	10	7	7	3	27

Georgetown

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoyas	0	3	13	8	24
Mountain Hawks	10	0	7	10	27

Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	10	7	0	24
Mountain Hawks	0	7	7	3	17

At Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	3	0	7	10
Bison	0	10	7	3	20

At Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	0	3	3	0	6
Pioneers	0	0	0	13	13

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	7	0	7	3	17
Mountain Hawks	0	7	3	6	16

References

^ "Patriot League Football Preseason Honors Announced". PatriotLeague.org. July 30, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
"Lehigh University Mountain Hawks 2019 Football Schedule". Lehigh Athletics Department. Retrieved July 4, 2019.

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